Meeemes

Betts Texas Revolution Timeline

By Gabriel Betts

  • Fredonian Rebellion

    Fredonian Rebellion
    The Fredonian Rebellion was the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. The settlers, led by Empresario Haden Edwards, declared independence from Mexican Texas and created the Republic of Fredonia near Nacogdoches

  • Anahuac

    Anahuac

  • Decree of April 6, 1830

    Decree of April 6, 1830
    The Law of April 6, 1830 was issued because of the Mier y Terán Report to counter concerns that Mexican Texas.

  • Turtle Bayou Resolutions

    Turtle Bayou Resolutions
    The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed by settlers during the Anahuac Disturbances, which played a role in the secession of [the US]] from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Fredonia.

  • Mier y Teran Report

    Mier y Teran Report
    In 1827, the Mexican government sent General Manuel de Mier y Terán to investigate the situation. He warned that unless the Mexican government took timely measures, settlers were certain to rebel.

  • Convention of 1832

    Convention of 1832
    The Convention of 1832 was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas. Delegates sought reforms from the Mexican government and hoped to quell the widespread belief that settlers in Texas wished to secede from Mexico.

  • Election of Santa Anna

    Election of Santa Anna
    Santa Anna was elected president in 1833, winning by a landslide anta Anna personally led the army into Texas to squelch the revolution. He carried out a "take-no-prisoners" policy having everyone killed at the Alamo and at Goliad.

  • Convention of 1833

    Convention of 1833
    The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas, was a successor to the Convention of 1832, whose requests had not been addressed by the Mexican government.

  • Arrest of Stephen F. Austin

    Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
    Believing that he was pushing for Texas independence and suspect that he was trying to incite insurrection, Austin was arrested by the Mexican government in January 1834 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. He was taken to Mexico City and imprisoned.

  • The Consultation

    The Consultation
    The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from November 1835 to March 1836 during the Texas Revolution. Tensions rose in Texas during early 1835 as throughout Mexico federalists began to oppose the increasingly centralist policies of the government.